Curtain-pole.



a H. PU'RAT.

CURTAIN POLE.

v 8, 1911. 1,021,555. Patented Ma1 .26, 1912.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HUGO PTJ'RAT, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

CURTAIN-POLE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGO PURAT, a subject of the Czar of Russia, residing at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain- Poles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to curtain poles, and the primary object of my invention is to obviate the necessity of using rings and pins for connecting the upper ends of ourtains to a pole.

Another object of this invention is to provide a sectional pole having the sections thereof constructed to frictionally hold the upper ends of the curtains.

A further object of this invention is to provide 'a curtain pole that is simple in construction, durable, inexpensive to manufacture, and neat in appearance.

With the above and other objects in View,

the invention resides in a novel construction,

clamping band that can be used in connection with the pole.

A pole in accordance with this invention comprises two semi-cylindrical sections, 1 and 2, said sections having ends thereof hinged together, as at 3. The, flat face of the section 1 is provided with longitudinal ribs 4, extending from one end of said section to the opposite end. These ribs are arranged in parallelism and are adapted to extend into longitudinal grooves 5 provided therefor in the flat face of the section 2. The ribs 4 are employed for frictionally holding the upper ends of curtains 6 between the sections of the pole.

The free end of the section 2 is provided Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 18, 1911.

Patented'Mar. 26, 1912. Serial No. 649,828.

with acatch 7, held in engagement with said section by screws 8 or other fastening means- The end of the catch 7 has a beveled tooth 9 and a button 10. The toothed end of the catch is adapted to extend under a keeper 11, carried by the end of the section 1, said section having the end thereof recessed, as at 12 to provide clearance for themovement of the toothed end of the catch 7, when said catch is to be released from the keeper 11.

The ends of the sections 1 and 2, are provided with the recesses 12*, and secured to said sections adjacent to said recesses are resilient clips 13, that can be easily sprung into said recesses.

Detachably mounted upon the ends of the sections 1 and2 are cup shaped caps 14 having suitable ornamentations 15. The inner sides of the caps 14 are provided with oppositely disposed notches 16 to receive the clips 13, said clips detachably holding particularly when the same is of consider- 7 able length for clamping sections 1 and 2 together. form of clasp 18 that permits of the band to be easily clamped upon the pole.

The sections 1 and Qcan be made of light and durable wood and the remaining parts of the pole of metal. The entire structure can be finished to harmonize with the window, door or alcove frame in connect-ion with which the curtain pole is used.

What I claim is A curtain pole comprising two semi-cylindrical parallel sections having their abutting faces interlocking at a plurality of points, means for hinging one end of said sections together, the interlocking faces of said sections capable of clamping a portion of a curtain thereto, one of said sections having its free end provided with a recess, a keeper extending across the recessed end of said section, a latch carried by the free end of the other of said sections and capable of engaging said keeper for connecting the free ends of said sect-ions together, each of said sections at each end thereof provided with a The band 17 has a conventional parallel recess at a point removed from each said peripheral latches, whereby the caps are terminus thereof a latch secured to the pedetachably connected in position. 10 riphery of each of said sections and having In testimony whereof I afiix my signaan outwardly curved portion arranged over a ture in the presence of two witnesses.

peripheral recess and capable of being forced HUGO PURAT. therein, and caps mounted upon the ends of YVitnesses:

said sections and having their inner faces W. H. STEUP,

provided with grooves for the reception of i T. HOOHHEISER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, WashingtomvD. C. 

